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General History

Can you solve our history crossword of the week?6 March

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History crossword27 February. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Quiz of the weekThe first case of Spanish flu was recorded in what year?

Why do we still ban books?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A monochrome woodcut-style illustration of a small camp. Several conical tents stand in the background. In the foreground, three people are engaged in different tasks: one person carries a large bundle on their back, another kneels beside a small fire as if cooking or tending it, and a third lies on the ground wrapped in a blanket, appearing to rest. The scene emphasises daily life and work within the camp

Inside Britain's first refugee camp: a 300-year history of immigration. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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History crossword20 February. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Slavery in the Islamic world. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The real women behind Europe's greatest legends. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Think your job is bad? These 17 occupations from the past were much, much worse. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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History crossword13 February. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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History crossword6 February. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Who is the most overrated person in history? 9 experts reveal their choices. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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"I can lose myself for hours in a hypnotic trance": why we should all spend more time in archives. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

How did people understand pregnancy BEFORE modern medicine?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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History crossword30 January. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Was Homer a real person? Michael Wood on the surprising origins of The Iliad. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Why Greenwich is the home of time. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The prince and the brothel: 6 scandals that rocked the British monarchy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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From maniacal horses to bat-men on the moon: 14 strange newspaper headlines from history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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History crossword23 January. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The United States and Latin America: a turbulent history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

History's most mysterious manuscripts. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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History crossword15 January. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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History’s 8 biggest land deals: how the US more than doubled in size – and why it agreed to leave Greenland alone. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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History crossword9 January. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Uncontacted peoples: why do nearly 200 groups choose to live outside 'civilisation'?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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From Churchill to Vietnam: protests that changed the world. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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In 1756, a young Englishwoman was taken hostage by Barbary pirates. This is her story. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

What does history teach us about protest?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.